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This was such an amazing book. I have to admit when I first started reading Jane Austen I thought it might be a bit dusty and boring. However, Emma was so captivating and fun to read. Even though the language wasn't exactly what we speak now, I feel like teenagers need to be exposed to this kind of language to broaden our vocabulary. I mean if we can't understand what Jane Austen is saying, what will it be like for future generations? The novel revolves around a young, beautiful, rich and single girl named Emma who refuses to be in love. 'I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall.' However, this doesn't stop her from playing match maker. This time, Emma is trying to set up one of her friends Harriet Smith even though her friend Mr. Knightley warns her not too. Soon her precise plans unravel unexpectedly, producing very different results. What I really loved about this book were the characters, Emma was flawed- no doubt about that but she was witty, charming and independent. She is by far one of the best heroines that i have read. She sees that she doesn't need romance to make her life happy, and I respect that about her. The title of the book is Emma because that is exactly what Emma wanted her life to be about, her. Not her being the wife of someone, or her living in someone else's shadows, but her accomplishments as independent women. I also really adored Mr. Knightley, he is just as clever as Emma and their conversations are interesting to read but he is a bit more of a realist than Emma, which is why the two contrast so much. Overall, I recommend Emma to any teenage girl, so they can realize they don’t need a boyfriend to be considered a person, we as women have the ability to define ourselves, through our own accomplishments, not through our relations.

Quintessential Jane Austen, where romance is abloom, friends are bosom, and class is all that really matters. Emma is a delightful heroine who really speaks to me because she is full of herself, yet she knows it and has fun. With her intelligence, her sheer enjoyment of life, and the airs demanded by her position, all Emma really needs is a gentleman to guide her when she’s occasionally wrong.

Austen ensures a suitable match is found by the end, and I couldn’t put it down even it was obvious who was in love with whom underneath all the intrigues and matchmaking.

The book is so much better the movies. In my opinion, Emma in the book is more spolied and stuck up how they portray her in the movies, but you love her for faults. Read before you watch or if you seen the many movie adaptations, take the time to read.